jhj2000 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 My wife has a new Thai passport but her full settlement visa is in the old one. Does she need to pay the £250 to get the stamp put on her new passport before she goes to Thailand for a holiday or can she show immegration at Heathrow both passports when she returns to the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 My wife has a new Thai passport but her full settlement visa is in the old one. Does she need to pay the £250 to get the stamp put on her new passport before she goes to Thailand for a holiday or can she show immegration at Heathrow both passports when she returns to the U.K. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not sure on UK standards,but in Australia present new passport at local immigration office in your own country,new visa stamped as you say free of charge. NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) Hi jhj2000, When you say she has a full settlement visa do you mean permission to stay in the UK indefinitely? I'll proceed on that basis. If you wish to have the stamp transferred to the new passport you will have to pay. Alternatively do as you suggest and carry both the old and the new passports, showing both to the immigration officer in the UK. Cheers, Scouse. p.s. It may also help to carry the letter from the Home Office which she will have received at the same time that she got the indefinite leave. Edited January 6, 2005 by the scouser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhj2000 Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hi jhj2000,When you say she has a full settlement visa do you mean permission to stay in the UK indefinitely? I'll proceed on that basis. If you wish to have the stamp transferred to the new passport you will have to pay. Alternatively do as you suggest and carry both the old and the new passports, showing both to the immigration officer in the UK. Cheers, Scouse. p.s. It may also help to carry the letter from the Home Office which she will have received at the same time that she got the indefinite leave. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 If the indefinite leave to remain 'carnet', which I presume is the UK Residence Permit no matter how old it is, is coming loose, can one glue it or staple it in oneself? Or does one have to pay the £155 stealth tax to get it affixed securely? My worry over a DIY job is that the carnet may be deemed to have been defaced. At present the remaining glue is backed up by a paperclip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I'd stick a couple of staples through it. Should an immigration officer have any query your wife's entitlement to it can be traced through Home Office records. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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